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Broken Dulcet Ch 52 is Live!

Check out Chapter 52 here.
  Smoke and shrouds collide.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  Well, I needed a break from sketching khentauree, because my drawings are not what I want. Feeling discouraged, I decided to draw a scene with a city in the background, something that still terrifies me because I don't think I draw buildings all that well.
  Anyway, this is what I did.
 
city_pic1 copy2.jpg

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  It's going to be a busy year going forward. Abyss of Dreams comes out this autumn. Looks like both Broken Dulcet and Greenglimmer will be wrapping up, and the new books for both starting towards the end of the year.
  Plus all the artwork I need to get done. And did I mention Broken Dulcet has hit 100K views?
  And Summer Camp is on the horizon...
  ****
  Now that I've reminded myself how much creative work I have to do, I think I'm going to go walk off my stress. Take care, all
  Kwyn
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I wanted to test the new community update button, so here's one of my favourite articles! This one is all about the various uniforms worn by the Penumbra military and crew. Which would you most like to wear, and how would you wear it?

#SciFi #ScienceFantasy #FashionWorldbuilding #HumanMade

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Broken Dulcet Ch 51 is Live! and Challenge article up

Time for some fast-paced reading! Check out Ch 51 here.
  Breaking through the second gate is easier said than done.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #scifi
  ****
  My father was supposed to have a quick procedure done earlier this week. Instead the surgery went wrong. While it didn't go as wrong as the doctors originally thought, he's still not in great shape. Worry made being creative a struggle. I finished the chapter (yay!), but it changed a lot from what I had in mind because I realized I couldn't write it that way.
  Yeah, it's interesting how things outside artistic and writing processes can drastically influence them. Because of that, I don't have much more to add than my Rituals of Renewal article. I had planned a bit more, but that will need to wait for a later update.
  Check out the Dance of Flame. It's part of the history of Likeda, one of the habitations where my upcoming book, Abyss of Dreams, takes place.
 
Dance of Flame
Tradition / Ritual | Apr 29, 2025

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  And that's all I have for this week. I plan to recharge and settle into a better mindframe this weekend.
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 50 is Live!

Check out Ch 50 here.   Rescuing Faelan and company, and then escaping the palace, was never going to be easy.  
  #DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #SciFi   ****   Rushing to catch up on all the art stuff I need to get done this month. Here's a peek at what I've been working on for the Abyss of Dreams release. It's a composite of several snowy mountain photos and three different skies, and while I like the dreamlike quality, I'm not quite happy with it. The left peak is Kiune, the right Majari, and deep within the earth below them rests a dragon's lair. I'm creating quotes and working on the map (which is not going as easy as I wish it would).  
  ****   I'm looking for heightmap/terrain generator software. I'm not as concerned about price as I am about quality (though I can't afford something like Houdini. I keep thinking 2D art apps are spendy but 3D has them beat). I've read about several, including Gaea, Blender, Terragen, World Machine, World Creator, etc etc. Anyone have a program they use and like?   ****   Other than that, I've been wondering how I'm going to handle both Greenglimmer and Broken Dulcet coming to an end at the same time I'm releasing Abyss of Dreams. It looks like that's what's going to happen. I had planned to take a month break between the end of the books and the beginning of the next, but I might have to extend that. We'll see how this all turns out, because pantser me doesn't know.   Have a great week, all!   Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chs 48 & 49 are Live!

Checkout Chapter 48 here and
  Chapter 49 here
  Will Lapis reach Faelan before the king ends him?
 

  #DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
  ****
  There's not much to report on this week, other than my editing of Abyss of Dreams is progressing. Publishing is still months away, but I'm terrified I'm not going to get everything done.
  I'm also a little concerned. I was planning to do a paperback through Amazon, but the quality is not where it should be. It seems more and more authors I know are getting proofs or author copies from them that are water damaged/torn/bent/ etc. Then there was the incident where an author got her author copies and while the books had her cover, the interior was Mein Kampf. D:<
  I'm looking at Book Vault and some other options. We'll see what happens.
  ****
  Well, y'all take care this week!
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 47 is Live! and Other Updates

Run run run to read Chapter 47 here.
  Run, Lapis, run. Faelan's life depends on it.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
  ****
  Shameless plug for my Greenglimmer map, a nominee for the Artistic Cartography Category! You can vote for it here.
  ****
  We're in the last part of Broken Dulcet. There's still a ways to go, but I think it's a good time to look to the future.
  The Chaser Chronicles will succeed the Jilvayna Chronicles starting with Book 5. Same characters, but the focus will switch since there's a lot to do as an empire collapses and falls--and chasers will be busy.
  ****
  Abyss of Dreams, Wellspring Dragons Book 4, is coming out later this year!
  Sikode's obsessive childhood dream of becoming a dragon companion might shatter on the arrival of unexpected enemies wanting to conscript a dragon lair for their own purposes.
  (I really need to write my official blurbs. Those take so long...)
  ****
  My arm progress is slower than I'd like, but I'm hoping to return to making art in the next few weeks.
  Take care, all
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 46 is Live!

Read Chapter 46 here.
  A vow taken, for family, for duty.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
  ****
  My arm is still healing, so again, this update is a bit sparse. It's a good thing I'm editing my Wellspring Dragons WIP. That doesn't require a lot of typing.
  I'm also working on my booksites and a timeline for Lapis, things that I can do using one hand to type. Hopefully by next week, I can get back to my normal routine.
  **** Take care, all
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 44 & 45 are Live and Other Updates

'Tis time for more Broken Dulcet! Read Ch 44 here and   Ch 45 here.   Janks are overrunning the Lells, causing problems for Lapis and Patch.  
  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy   ****   Last Sunday I was helping my honey cut down a tree our HOA hated, but that we and our neighbor had no problem with (they liked the shade, and the HOA said they didn't care). Carting branches tore my rotator cuff on my right arm--the arm I use to draw. It's been a week filled with pain, ice packs and heating pads (I'm allergic to ibuprofen, so the usual ways to get swelling to go down are not viable for me).   Beginning to think 2025 doesn't like me very much.   Anyway, special artworks and the like are on hold until I'm healed. I'll still be publishing chapters, but probably not much else (typing hurts). Evenacht Snake's Den hit 200K views (!) and I'll do something special for that, too, once I'm better (which can be weeks, I'm told D:).   Cheers, and I hope you've had a better year so far,   Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 43 is Live! and other Updates

Tis the weekend! Read Ch 43 here.
  Lapis and Patch greet Vali's unwanted guests.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  I'll be publishing Greenglimmer next week as usual (Jan 24), then I'm flying to the far reaches of Star Valley, Wyoming, USA to visit my dad, who's in ill health. Internet access will be iffy, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to publish Broken Dulcet while I'm there; my family prefers the middle of nowhere. I grew up in the Narrows, an unincorporated area, and in Bedford (which had ~250 people back then, most belonging to 3 families).
  I'll be flying into Salt Lake, then driving 3 1/2 hours to reach my brother's place. I'm out of practice driving on crappy roads, so not looking forward to that. It'll be strange to visit; I haven't been back since my early twenties. I found it soul-killing. While the landscape is beautiful (it's south of Jackson Hole and Yellowstone National Park, so has the same kind of alpine mountain scape), the people are not. I'll be happy to sit and keep Dad company, then flee back to a better place.
  ****
  Take care, all
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 42 is Live! and Other Updates

Hey all! Check out Chapter 42 here.
  Vali confiscates some strange tech from smugglers she wants Jhor to look at.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
  ****
  We did it! Not only did my World Anvil account reach 1M views, Ambercaast reached 200K! Thanks to all my readers!
  I'll be doing art in celebration, but I'm not certain when it'll get completed. My father was admitted to the hospital after suffering a silent heart attack, and he's not doing well. We'll see how this holiday season turns out.
  ****
  WorldEmber is slowly coming; I'm sick and so I haven't been as productive as I'd wished. I have three articles written; I need pics for the Kiune and Majari myth. They'll be coming shortly.
 
WorldEmber 2024 Articles
Generic article | Mar 29, 2025

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  I'm officially on vacation. Greenglimmer will return Jan 10 and Broken Dulcet will return Jan 17.
  ****
  And now, I need to go sleep off this sickness and hope I can get my ears to pop. And so goes the exciting start to my vacation.
  Have a wonderful holiday season, all
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 40 & 41 are Live! and Other Updates

It's the weekend! Check out Ch 40 here and
  Ch 41 here.
  Lapis exchanges info with the Rams, and confronts a part of her past.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  Holiday posting: Greenglimmer will go live on the 13, Broken Dulcet on the 20, then break. Greenglimmer will be back on Jan 10, Broken Dulcet on Jan 17. Man, I always get nervous about taking breaks, but of course, I'll be working on WorldEmber, so it won't be as much of one as you might think.
  ****
  I've written three articles for WorldEmber, but they're not quite done yet, so I'll share them later. They're about the e ada sindo from the Wellspring Dragons, a martial order of women in Rakan whose purpose is to bring justice to those who don't get it from official sources. Their failure to follow this tradition is an important part of the fourth book WIP, and will lead to unexpected consequences in book five.
  Starting December 12, Wellspring Dragons Books 1-3 will be available for free through the Smashwords store. Check them out before Book 4 drops Summer 2025!
  ****
  I'm at 996K total views for my World Anvil Account. Will I make 1M before the new year? We shall see!
  Ambercaast is also at 198K views! Will it make 200K before the new year? We shall see!
  It will be a nice New Year if both happen :)
  ****
  Have a wonderful start to the holiday season, all!
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcent Chs 38 & 39 are Live! and WE update

Check out Broken Dulcet Chapter 38 here.
  Check out Chapter 39 here.
  Lapis gives more gifts before completing a courier mission for Faelan.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  Well, I spent a lot of this week on my Evenacht primer (and the rest editing my WIP), so most of Week 3's homework for WorldEmber isn't done yet. Here's a link to what I have finished so far.
  I'm hoping to have it all done by the end of the weekend. I always promise I won't get behind, and as I'm falling further and further back, I wonder why my good intentions never seem to work. I always rush at the end.
  ****
  My honey thinks I need to take more frequent breaks, so I'll be taking one at the end of December around Christmas. Looking forward, I want to put in two-week breaks four times a year, and a month between the end of a book and the beginning of the next one. Creative juices get ground down, and I think a healthier break schedule might help in this.
  ****
  That's it for this week. Take care, all!
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 37 is Live!

Check out Chapter 37 here.
  After avoiding the janks and their allies, Lapis arrives at the House carrying gifts.
 

  #DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #ScienceFiction
  ****
  I don't have extras. I'm not in the a good headspace right now. It was hard to write a chapter meant to be soft and wonderful when seething rage and helplessness roared through me.
  My honey and I grew up in rural America (Wyoming and Nebraska) and we know what's in store when Trump gets sworn in and they implement Project 2025. We know the hate that's been unleashed, and the numbers of people getting hurt and dying needlessly will increase. I'm donating to orgs like RAICES and the Trevor Project and the ACLU and hope we can keep the damage and death to a minimum, though right now, it feels pretty hopeless. I know how unsafe I feel as a woman. It's worse for LGBTQ+, minorities, non-Christians.
  And no, I'm not overreacting. We know the kind of person who voted for Trump because we're related to them. My honey and I moved to California and cut all ties to toxic, abusive family. There isn't anywhere else to move to escape the hate that infuses them (my father told me during the pandemic he didn't care if I lived or died, all the same to him. And now people like him, who lack empathy, sympathy and basic human decency, will be back in power).
  Y'all, take care. I'm going to have to, before I burst.
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 36 is Live and Spooktober Update!

Check out Chapter 35 here.
  Lapis wants to buy gifts for those she holds dearest, but the janks interrupt her outing.
 

  #DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
  ****
  So I have my Spooktober article written. It's more dark than scary, but it fits. It still needs prettifying, and I still need to make the snippets for the prompts, but it's good for a read.
  The Final Gauntlet is the trial Qira undertakes in the (NEW!) short story Falling Light. It's the final test for a Light-blessed, and if they succeed, they become the avatar of Light. That means, of course, it's a difficult and dangerous undertaking.
 
Final Gauntlet
Building / Landmark | May 20, 2025

  #Spooktober
  ****
  If you didn't catch it earlier, Oct. 20 was the 4th anniversary of Lapis of Nicodem! The first chapter of Lapis was the first ever serial chapter I'd written, so it was a milestone even in 2020.
  Hopefully this gets me pumped to draw that portrait of Rin I've been meaning to create for the website. And maybe I'll get a khentauree drawn, too (I am not as good at combining horse/deer bodies with humanoid torsos as I am drawing portraits. They look funny).
  ****
  Take care, and may spooky season delight your soul
  Kwyn
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New Short Story and a Book Anniversary!

So, my weekend went something like this: internet was funky so it took me thirty minutes to upload my Greenglimmer chapters on Friday. Had problems uploading the short story I planned to release along with the chapters, so waited until things seemed better.
  Then my coffee decided it liked being inside my gaming keyboard rather than inside the mug. Eep. And since that was my desktop keyboard, I needed to do what I could to clean it and get another hooked up...fun times, y'all!
  But I did get the short story up! Check it out here. It's relevant to the current happenings in my Evenacht serial. It's dark and moody, and is Qira's origin story.
  Qira vowed to destroy the Light Temple, but he needs the Light Crown to do it--which means he needs to defeat Skerezahn the Immortal first.
 

  #DarkFantasy
  ****
  Today is the 4th anniversary of Lapis of Nicodem--which just happens to be the 4th anniversary of the first serial chapter I ever published!
  Doesn't feel like it's been four years, either. But it has, and the 4th book is still going strong!
  If you haven't yet, check out Lapis of Nicodem Book 1.
 

  #ScienceFantasy
  ****
  Have a good week, all!
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 35 is Live!

Check out Chapter 35 here.
  Lapis questions Jhor about Tuft, and his answers shock her.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  Well, I was all set to publish my Falling Light short story along with this week's LoN chapter, and I realized I didn't have a cover. Oops. Too used to publishing chapters, I guess. So that will go up as soon as I make a cover.
  Thanks to all who read my stuff! I have over 900K page views for my account! What am I going to do when I reach 1M? Not sure, but something. World Anvil's been a wonderful place to house my creative endeavors, and I want to celebrate that.
  ****
  My week's been mostly working on ads for my three series. Here's the new one for Wellspring Dragons (Book 4 is surging ahead, finally! Maybe maybe I'll have it ready for release at the beginning of summer).
 

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  Take care, all, and if you're working on Spooktober, good luck! I'm planning to make a map of the Final Light Gauntlet for it.
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chs 33 & 34 are Live, and Ghost Pirate University Update

Hey all! It's time for another dose of Lapis and company!
  Read Chapter 33 here and
  read Chapter 34 here.
  Wrethe brings news, and Tuft shows his softer side.
 

  #DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy #ScienceFiction
  ****
  To save my sanity, I deleted my Ghost Pirate University CSS and BBCode because something was wrong and I couldn't figure out what. I rewrote it and it's live and submitted to Institutions of Learning Challenge!
  Pirate Captain Drowned Dough and lawful Lieutenant Trevel realize that tourists need training to have fun during sea battle re-enactments--so create Ghost Pirate University to teach them how to pirate.
 
Ghost Pirate University
Organization | Sep 28, 2024

  #InstitutionsofLearning
  ****
  My week was mostly spent on my challenge entry, and crying because something was wrong with the article and I couldn't figure out what. I saved the writing to a test article, deleted everything, and went from there.
  I've officially started the 2nd edition edits of Ambercaast, which will basically consist of spellchecking again and breaking chapters into smaller chunks (my opinion on long chapters for serials has changed since I first started Ambercaast). Not certain when I'll get it done, since I also need to finish Abyss of Dreams, my Wellspring WIP that really, really needs to get finished.
  ****
  Well, that's it for this week. Take care all
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 31 & 32 are Live!

Broken Dulcet is back with another two chapters. Lapis struggles to regain her sense of self after taking lives, but events surrounding her whisk towards their own destinations, driven forward by Dentherion interests.
  Read Chapter 31 here.
  Read Chapter 32 here.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
  ****
  I've continued working on the revamp of Lapis of Nicodem, which has included re-coloring older artwork. The originals I did in 2020-21 are influenced by Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's artwork; I loved the cel-shading, with highlights and shadows and not much in between. While I still love the style, I'm going back to a less minimal look for my own work.
  Speaking of influences, I think my characters' eyes will forever be large, because I first studied Wendy Pini's art and, of course, most of her characters are elves with large eyes.
 

 

  ****
  Take care all, and if you live in fire country like I do, take extra care
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 29 & 30 are Live

Check out Chapter 29 here.
  Check out Chapter 30 here
  More bad news comes as Lapis struggles to deal with the death she wrought.
 

  #fantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  I am now on vacation for two weeks (except for reading the SC articles for the prompt I sponsored. I'm still doing that!). Greenglimmer will return on Sept 6, and Broken Dulcet will return on Sept 13. Maybe I should have waited and wrote about the spooky theater then. Ah well.
  I haven't taken a break since Nov-Dec of 2023, when I took a month off before Greenglimmer and Broken Dulcet began. But after writing 50K during Summer Camp (counting articles and serial chapters but not CSS code) I am in need of a breather. So breathe I shall.
  I will not be taking bets on how many days I can stay idle before I pick up a pen and make some digital art, or type a bit on my Wellspring WIP. I have too much of a guilty conscience. I'll probably put up my revamp of my Lapis of Nicodem homepage, but I won't do that until after SC judging because I'm terrified I'll accidentally update articles.
  Who knows. Maybe I'll just kick back and play some more Tears of the Kingdom (my honey got me the 9 disc, full soundtrack to the game in Japan. Very excited to listen to it all). Or maybe I'll play around with Medieval sampler from Teenage Engineering. It's my early birthday present, and since it has samples of medieval instruments (and a dragon!) it's right up my alley.
  ****
  Take care, all
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 28 is Live and Summer Camp Updates

Read Chapter 28 here,
  Lapis breaks.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  So I've got 27/32 prompts done. My goal was gold, so I have that! I'm going to focus and get the last five done before tomorrow. It will happen: two are written and need art, and if I keep the last three under 1000K, I should be good. I've never hit diamond before, so this will be a first!
  I'm proud of my articles. They've risen naturally from the prompts and my world settings. Some are things I should have written about before, so this has been a great opportunity to get them down.
 
 
Summer Camp 2024: Prompts
Generic article | Aug 3, 2024

  #summercamp #summercamp2024
  ****
  I've hit 806K page views on my World Anvil account! Yes, I'm excited. It means people are reading my stuff! Speaking of which, Ambercaast is coming up on 175K views! I'm so happy to have the World Anvil readership. It keeps my creativity going because I know I'm not writing to the void.
  ****
  After summer camp, I'm planning to focus on
1) getting all my worlds updated with their new themes. Yes, I still haven't settled for one for Lapis of Nicodem, but hey, we'll see what I come up with
2) get the fourth book of Wellsprings Dragons finished
3) judge my entries! There are 212 so far, but I'm not certain how many of them have Challenge turned on. Regardless, I will have a lot of reading this month
4) I really should take a break this month. I need one. Will it happen? ...maybe
  ****
  That's all for this week! Have a great end to summer camp, y'all!
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 26-27 are Live! and Summer Camp Updates

Read Ch 26 here and
Read Ch 27 here  
  #fantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction   ****   I've written 11 prompts so far for summer camp. Plan to do several more this weekend. I'm partial to my Merdia pirates :)  
Summer Camp 2024: Prompts
Generic article | Aug 3, 2024
  #summercamp   ****   Yesterday I found out a friend passed away. No one seems to know what happened, just that she's gone. Why is it, the sweet and wonderful die so young?   RIP, my friend.   ****   And with that cheerful note, take care and hug those you love   Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 24 & Ch 25 are Live! and Summer Camp Update

Sit back this weekend and enjoy Ch 24 here and
Ch 25 here
  Something sickening this way comes concerning the rescued khentauree parts and the undermarket.
 
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  Summer Camp is here! And I completed a prompt the first week too (and within the first few days. That's never happened before. I'm usually rushing at the end)! I finished four others, but they need artwork and headers, so they aren't ready for the public yet.
  Take a peek at the Astri Pact! It's the document that made the Evenacht what it is today, upending the existences of the living and the dead alike.
 
The Astri Pact
Document | Mar 22, 2025

  ****
  I've finished an artwork for the Knavish Canto achievement, and I like it enough, it'll be part of my new homepage (which I'm working diligently on. I really want to include parallax that doesn't span the entire page, but I also don't want the images getting bigger depending on screen size. How do I do that???).
  Patch, by Shade Melodique (me!) in my ever-changing style.
 

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  Hope your summer camp is going well! The prompt I'm sponsoring is going live next week, and I'm excited to see what it is!
  Take care, write well, have fun,
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 22 n 23 are Live! and Other Updates

Sit back, relax, and read Chapter 22 here and
Chapter 23 here.   The strangers make a startling offer that could give the rebels an upper hand against Gall.  
  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy   ****   OK, it's far from a pretty homework, but here is my summer camp article (so far). My time has been a bit more limited than I expected to work on it (and my sites!). So it goes, I suppose.   ...I am in a rhyming mood, apparently.  
Pledge WA Summer Camp 2024
Generic article | Jul 12, 2024
  #summercamp2024   ****   Have a great day, all! I'll be working on the homepage for Lapis of Nicodem. Hopefully I can get it up before Summer Camp begins!   Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 20 & 21 now Live!

Relax and read Chapter 20 here and
Chapter 21 here.
  Lapis and company discover more than they expected in the smuggling tunnels.
 

  #darkfantasy, #sciencefantasy
  ****
  I don't have my Summer Camp Week 1 prep done yet because I'm working on my meta (my meta has spoilers so it's not available to the public. I'm making meta/primers that don't have them, and that's taking time).
  Themes of change? Well, Broken Dulcet's "first night of the last night of the Dentherion Empire" definitely fits! The ending of an empire brings a lot of change, good and bad, with it.
  I also am looking at Evenacht. A really big event is on the horizon, and I'm pretty certain it's going to happen in July--and it will change Vantra's viewpoint on a great many things.
  Change in the real world has influenced my writing. Without the rise of generative AI and LLMs, I wouldn't be thinking of khentauree in the same way. What constitutes intelligence, and do they qualify? If Gedaavik's code changed them, did it change them enough to give them humanity? Or are they just following what an extraordinary code tells them to do?
  ****
  Alright, I will go work on my meta/primer so I can get my homework posted.
  Take care, all
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 19 is Live! and Other Updates

Take a break this weekend and read Chapter 19 here.
  Baldur rears his head, and the Eaves has a surprise visitor.
 

  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
  ****
  I think I should write a scene where pollen attacks the main characters, because it sure can knock you flat and leave your head feeling three sizes too big for days. Is there a B-rate horror movie called Attack of the Pollen? There should be.
  That's basically been my week.
  I was going to start recording again (hahaha stuffy narrator is a no-go), influenced by fellow Anvilite MJ Keeler reading her book Blackbird Raven Crow and putting the chapters up on YouTube. I've been looking for a not-as-exploitative place to plunk my own recordings (not Audible or Spotify), and YouTube is as good as any (will probably try Bandcamp as well). I will aim to post something once a week, if I can get my energy back. I'm feeling swamped, like I have too much to do right now.
  I hate planning things, then having life get in the way and crushing said plans into pulp. Fingers crossed I can get the artwork for Knavish Canto up soon.
  ****
  I should have the rewrite of my Wellspring WIP done soon (I'm planning by the end of the month). Once I gave up on including all things from the previous version, the writing's gone smoother. Those scenes that didn't make it into the Abyss of Dreams will be in the next book (where, after the changes in book 3, they work better). There are times, this stuff is just hard.
  And I found out that I have potential readers that are waiting for paperbacks of my series because they prefer that format to ebooks. Considering the cost of physical books right now, that surprised me. Maybe they won't be as enthusiastic when they realize how much I'll have to charge for those, just to get a dollar or two in profit.
  ****
  Take care, all, in this season of sneezes and runny noses,
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 18 is Live!

Check out Chapter 18: Diz-stressing Diz-closures here   Lapis, Patch and Dagby learn their Stars-blessed enemy has had more influence on the underground in Jiy than previously suspected.  
  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #scifi   ****   I have done about 10K words on the Abyss of Dreams re-write this week (and deleted about the same). If you want to know where my time has gone, it's been into that. Will I make my Oct deadline? I hope, I hope.   I've also been enjoying Dragon's Dogma 2, and been disappointed in Endless Ocean. I loved the first two games, and how intimate, beautiful, and wondrous they were. This one is not that :(. There's something special about getting an up-close pic of a fish to file, that a long-shot scan that grabs a whole bunch of IDs misses. And the AI voice is awful. *sad tears*   ****   And I'm off, to continue work on the 4th Wellspring Book and working on Knavish Canto's hitting 100K views art.   Take care, all
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 16 & 17 is Live!

Read Chapter 16 here.   Read Chapter 17 here.   Based on info from Danaea's decoded notes, Lapis embarks on a rebel chase.  
  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction   ****   What have I been doing this week? Re-linking my World Anvil images to my CSS code so they don't break upon server transfer. Yeah, this has taken a lot of time. Have I missed some? I bet I have. Fun times ahead, but since I'm revamping the book sites anyway, it's fine. I'll just say 'under construction' and call it good.   I also got a shiny new desktop that should speed up art/video/3D creation *fingers crossed*. I spent two days grumbling about how much I hate installing all my apps on a new machine. Some companies make this difficult because they want you to buy another license, rather than keep the current one (DaVinci Resolve, ClipStudioPaint). Frustration is not what I want to feel upon getting a shiny new desktop.   ****   What am I stoked for this week? The new Endless Ocean game. I loved the first two because I got to take pics of sealife and plants and coral. And I'll be happy when A Thousand Year Door revamp makes it to the Switch.   I was also reminded this week about how US marines duped an AI meant to track human movement by hiding under a cardboard box Solid Snake style and creeping up on it. It's not just in video games, y'all!   ****   Have a great week!   Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 14 & 15 are Live! and Other Updates

Read Ch 14 here.
  Read Ch 15 here.
  A quiet return to the Eaves cannot salve the writhing tensions just beneath the surface of Jiy.
 

  #sciencefantasy #darkfantasy
  ****
  Been working on the Evenacht intro video this week. I am definitely not the fastest editor out there. Here's a still of Darkness that I'm planning to use.
 
dark2.jpg

  ****
  I plan to write a short story for Adventure April. I still haven't decided what yet, and the month's nearly half over! Think think think...
  So a lot of work on my art/videos have slowed to a crawl because Adobe products are complaining I don't have enough cache available to run them (this is before I even open a file). I cleared space over the amounts I chose in the settings, and they still complain. So it's been a back-and-forth between other apps, which, again, kinda slows down work. There are other annoyances with my desktop, like constant game crashes, so I'm wondering if there's something amiss with the computer. I know some more recent Windows updates haven't been kind to certain PCs, but reinstalling previous updates hasn't changed things. And yes, I pay for a virus etc checker to keep my comp clean.
  So creating the covers for the paperback versions of my Wellspring Dragons has not gone as planned. I'm taking the "all things in time" approach. It all will happen when it happens.
  ****
  I hope you all have the greatest week and take care!
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 12 & 13 are Live and Other Updates

Take a break and read Broken Dulcet Chapter 12 here.
  Read Broken Dulcet Chapter 13 here.
  Vision confronts Tuft at the Cloister before Lapis and company head to the Ambercaast scientific workstation.
 

  #sciencefantasy
  ****
  If you haven't taken a peek, check out my entries for WAWA.
 
WA Worldbuilding Award Entries
Generic article | Jun 4, 2024

  There are so many entries! It's wonderful to see so many awesome articles and ideas.
  #WAWA2024
  ****
  I've spent this week working on the paperback versions of the first three Wellspring Dragons Books, writing on the 4th book (WIP), re-doing my Evenacht intro video because crash=corrupted file (grr), and revamping the Glass Volcano map. Here's a peek at how that's going.
 

  ****
  Take care and have a wonderful week, all!
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 11 is Live! and Other Updates

Read Chapter 11: Beau-coup Trouble here.   What's a disaster shot without a coup chaser?  
bd_ads_ch_11_1.jpg
  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy   ****   I've been spiffing up my entries for the Worldbuilding Awards this week. I've changed styles for my articles in my worlds, and getting my entries to reflect those changes has taken up a lot more time than I thought it would.   A couple I plan to submit:  
The Butterfly Sylfaone
Character | Jan 15, 2025
 
Twilight Butterflies
Species | Jul 31, 2023
 
This one's not quite done yet, but it will be by tonight!  
Badeçasyon
Settlement | Dec 27, 2024
  ****   I'm looking forward to the Worldbuilding Con. On Sunday I have to pick up my honey from LAX, so I don't know how much of that day I can attend (I'm going to try and listen as I drive, but we'll see).   ****   Have a wondrous week, all!   Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 9 & 10 are Live!

Read Chapter 9: Backtrack here.
  Read Chapter 10: Flame Out here.
  Lapis and company confront more than Dentherion military techs as they attempt to rescue the kidnapped khentauree.
 

  #DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
  ****
  The special pics for Evenacht are not quite done, but I hope to post them this week. I very much underestimate how much time it takes me to do some of these (especially the 3D ones).
  AND KNAVISH CANTO HIT 100K VIEWS! So more special somethings for Lapis of Nicodem serial will be on their way!!!
  Thank you World Anvil readers. Your interest keeps me going. I would be a lot poorer in work and spirit, if I did not have this community. <3
  ****
  My Duckuary post. Late, but it's short and sweet.
  Sil's Duck Spies
  ****
  Be kind. Sometimes that means saying nothing at all, just thinking your grumbles and moving on. Sometimes that means not clicking 'like' on a nasty post that purposefully misunderstands another person's words so the author can ridicule, harm, and get attention. Sometimes that's just sharing the hug icon.
  ****
  Take care, have a great week! And if you can, donate to the wonderful Wordigirl's Kickstarter!
  Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 8 is Live! and Other Updates

Read Broken Dulcet Chapter 8: Duplicity here.   Lapis and company need to rescue the kidnapped khentauree, but they need to get through Drakeways shanks first.  
    #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy   ****   Y'all, I'm nearing 600K total views for my World Anvil account! Most of that comes from readers who read my books, which is awesome!   ****   Knavish Canto is at 97.4K views! I'm hoping readers can bump that up to 100K by the end of February! That will be an accomplishment; I'll have four books that have all hit 100K here at World Anvil. Thanks for that, readers!   ****   I finished my Cabinet of Curiosities combined article. I was uploading them for the individual prompts, got distracted, and didn't finish last week. So that's on my list of things to do today.   Fyrij (fear-ree) is a small avain who likes to collect odds and ends of his journeys with the mini-Joyful.  
Fyrij's Box
Generic article | Mar 8, 2024
  ****   Speaking of the mini-Joyful, here is a peek at the artwork I'm working on to celebrate Evenacht: Snake's Den reaching 100K views.  
   
  ****   Have fun with the Cabinet of Curiosity challenge and Duckuary!   Kwyn  
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Broken Dulcet Ch 6 and 7 are Live and Other Updates

It's a two-chapter week! Check out Chapter 6: New Orders and Chapter 7: Sneak and Yell.   Lapis and company get new orders before they sneak into the Torc Bedan base.  
  #sciencefantasy #darkfantasy   ****   I'm working on Evenacht: Snake's Den special artwork for reaching 100K views, and guess what? Knavish Canto is inching towards 100K too! I might do more artwork, but I also might do a short story to celebrate. Both, perhaps?   Thanks to my readers, for making this possible. Once Knavish Canto hits 100K, I'll have four books that have passed that milestone. The support keeps me going!   ****   So starting in Dec 2022, I had some health issues that did not get an antibiotic fix until April 2023 (because US healthcare sucks). I got behind on things I wanted to do, and some got shoved to the side or placed on the back burner to simmer a bit.   One of those back burner things was creating audiobooks of my stories. I was already feeling a bit bogged down with it, and uncertain how to continue. But a friend of mine has been recording her first book, chapter by chapter, and uploading the readings to YouTube. I know several authors who record snippets from their books to share on social media. This may be the way to go; recording and releasing a chapter at a time. Dividing the reading into smaller chunks may make it easier to finish because there will be definable milestones along the way.   I suppose the next question would be, should I film myself reading, or have an animated screen.   I also think it would be nice, to finish recording my award-winning articles.   ****   I've been revamping articles. This one is on Magick in my Wellspring series  
Magick on Seari
Generic article | Feb 2, 2024
  ****   Also on the Wellspring front:   I have formatted book one, and am in the middle of book two. Now that I'm looking at paperback copies, I again mull over the titles. Fantasy is not supposed to have strange words from the story in the title, and I named the first book after the lead character; Dawn of Shiobe. So perhaps a change, to Liminal Shadows for book one, and Shades of Treachery for book two--more dark fantasy-like, I think.   ****   Have a great week, all!   Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 5 is now Live!

Read Chapter 5: Chaos Descends here.
  Rushing through desperate crowds to reach Torc Bedan base before the skyshroud, Lapis and company perform an unexpected rescue.
 

  #ScienceFantasy #DarkFantasy ****
  I finished my judging for the Organization category. Choosing between my top two was tough! But I am done, and will take a break from reading things for a few days. Maybe play Prince of Persia?
  ****
  Evenacht: Snake's Den is closing in on 100K! Take a read here!
  I'll be doing some special art once we reach the goal!
  ****
  I'm almost done formatting the first book in my Wellspring Dragons series. After some thought, and seeing the Anvil stream today, I think I might alter the title of my first book. I still have no idea how to get Amazon to not put the series in horror, but we'll just keep going and see if it works.
  ****
  Take care, Kwyn
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I live again!

After spending all new years and some change sick I didn't get a ton of completely new writing done. mostly have been tweaking and expanding articles. Got my new years resolution article done at lest.
Stumbling into 2024
Generic article | Jan 8, 2024
And I have majorly expanded the article for this pint-sized edge lord... edge lady?
Aijalon
Character | Jan 10, 2024

A short very pale young warrior with piercing orange eyes and platinum blond hair, from a long dead civilization.


 
  #sciencefantasy #newyears
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Broken Dulcet Ch3 and Ch4 are Live, and Resolutions!

Yeah, two chapters this week as well!   Read Chapter 3: Plans here.   Read Chapter 4: Sunset here.   The first night of the end of the Dentherion Empire.  
  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy ****   My articles and resolutions. I haven't quite gotten all ten completed, but they will be added by the end of the day (I decided not to include Organization articles, which I'm judging, and which has taken up a lot of my time reading).  
Resolutions and Articles 2024
Generic article | Mar 21, 2024
    I also wrote an achievements article. I needed to remind myself that, while I didn't accomplish everything I wanted to in 2023, I did quite a lot. For instance, I wrote 108,117 on Knavish Canto and 117,855 on Snake's Den, the (just finished) volumes in my Manuscript serials, and I created over 100 artworks. There's more, too!  
2023 Achievements
Generic article | Jan 5, 2024
  #WhatIamReading ****   Well, I hope the new year has started well for everyone! Mine started by writing about a disaster. Hmm.   Take care,   Kwyn
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Slid in to over 10k just before the lock.

Despite everything that has been going on this month for me, and the cherry on top, getting and still dealing the flu 2 days before the deadline, I made it.   Completely rewrote and expanded. The Leodora Exploration Society.
The Leodora Exploration Society
Organization | Jan 2, 2024
Two stupid impractical weapons.
Hadean War Scythe
Item | Dec 26, 2023
Polyp Gun
Item | Dec 31, 2023
And finally, this wall of text, that still needs a ton of work to make it readable and interesting. but by God, I was hitting that goal.
Deadlight Survival Guide
Document | Jan 2, 2024
  Okay, time to go back into a NyQuil coma, and see everyone in 2024.   #WorldEmber #sciencefantasy
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Happy boxing day!

Way behind on my overall word count, but I have managed to get several new articles in... well at least a presentable state.
Naomi Rennotte
Character | Dec 28, 2023
Lastwood
Geographic Location | Jan 7, 2024
The Clarion Call
Item | Dec 26, 2023
Strays
Technology / Science | Jan 5, 2024
  #WorldEmber2023 #worldember2023 #WorldEmber #worldember #sciencefantasy
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Broken Dulcet is now Live!

Yay! Broken Dulcet Chapter 1: Dreams and Chapter 2: A Swift Arrival are now live!
  Read Ch1 here and Ch2 here.
  Dreams are made and fulfilled, before Lapis and a select team head to Dentheria in preparation for rescuing kidnapped khenaturee from the Red Tridents.
 

  #DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
  ****
  Getting two serials up and running this December has not left me much time for completing WorldEmber--but I'm getting there! You can check out my first two finished articles here. I have plenty more written, I just need images.
  ****
  OK, I am about to roll up my sleeves and get to work on more WorldEmber goodness. I hope everyone's having a wondrous holiday season! If I don't make another post before Monday, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, a wonderful Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Festivus, and that people enjoy their favorite other wintry celebrations.
  Kwyn
 
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Science Fantasy Reading List

Ok, Dimi threw this out there, so I'll add one. This isn't a recent one but I loved it. Some might not agree, but I felt this was very much #sciencefantasy when I read it:
 
Flotsam Cover Art by Julie Dillon

  Flotsam: Book One of the Peridot Shift by by R J Theodore
  #scienceFantasyThinkers #sciFi
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Science Fantasy Reading List

What's the latest #scienceFantasy book or movie you have read and loved? I will start!
Dune, by Frank Herbert   #scienceFantasyThinkers #sciFi
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Fantasy Worldbuilding Resources

Sunday today and I woke up rather early so I had some time to work on my Kingdom Building project. As I wrap up my initial research I have gathered up a list of Medieval Fantasy Buildings and Manufacturing processes that I thought it might be helpful to some of you. So... there you go :)

I would really appreciate some feedback is you find something that it is obviously missing from that.

Resources
Generic article | Nov 12, 2023
Buildings
Generic article | Nov 12, 2023

As a note these are both simplified lists, I do have a much more in details list in google sheets if anyone is interested.

If you are interested into Medieval Fantasy Kingdom building Follow the project - There is much more where this came from!

  #scienceFantasy #fantasy #medieval #kingdomBuilding #free #resource
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Looking for some awesome worlds? Five favourites with less than 50 followers!

I know a lot of us are looking for inspiring worlds to follow this #Worldember so I thought I'd share some of the worlds that have inspired me lately! I hope you enjoy them just as much as I have.
  #Fantasy
Ayonerra

The last surviving planet birthed by the Sun. Uncover tasks to attain godhood, myths of civilization-ending conflicts and clashes against the Sun’s children, brewing political intrigues and people striving to survive.

Dark Lord Seduction Plan

Romantasy and Science Fantasy novel set in a rune guild

In a world torn by a war between the Light and Dark factions, Alina is a Dark mage with a plan: if she's going to be forced to marry, she will only accept the best parti in all of the country: the Dark Lord himself. All that remains is to convince him...


  #UrbanFantasy
When Darkness Craves

  #ScienceFantasy
The Monster's Alliance

Valahiri, or The Continent With A Billion Names


  #SciFi
wow that's a lot of stars

a sci-fi adventure of dubious intentions

Ten planets connected by metadimensional space, divided by ideals, and held together by one beleaguered organization.

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Knavish Canto Chapters 42: Punchline and 43: Blue Beams and Rise are Live!

Read Chapter 42 here.   Read Chapter 43 here.   *Yep, two chapters. I meant for it to be one, but think they work better as two :)   Lapis and company are intent on saving Rin and the khentauree, but an enemy ship interferes.  
  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction   ****   So, the penultimate x 2 chapter for Knavish Canto just went live. Nov 24 will be the last chapter, I'll take a month-long break, and Broken Dulcet will start on Dec 22.   In Broken Dulcet, fears become reality; aquatheerdaal runs out. The tech the Dentherion Empire has relied on to remain in power stops working, and so does its hold on puppet states. It's a time of flux, one numerous rebellions have waited for, but who has the capability of taking advantage? Desperate times usher in dangers, and Lapis must rely on her skills developed while chasing to keep those she knows and cares for safe.   Plenty of adventure and surprises coming your way, in Broken Dulcet!   ****   Am I sad Knavish Canto is coming to an end? Yes. But I'm also eager for Broken Dulcet to start.   The month break will help with WorldEmber prep/participation. And recharging is not a bad thing. Check out my homework here. I will be changing the page design a little: I love the green box. I don't like the purple-pink one. But it may be, the green is too bright. I am fickle, what can I say.   Maybe that's why I'm going to change the Greenglimmer cover a bit. I think it needs to be darker, more mysterious.   ****   If you don't remember the publishing schedule for Kavish Canto/Broken Dulcet or Snake's Den/Greenglimmer, I'll have it at the book sites, and include it at the end of the current volumes, as well as attach it to the blurb when I put both new ones up at Manuscripts.   With that, take care!   Kwyn
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Knavish Canto Chapter 41: Betrayals is Live!

Check out Chapter 41 here.   A hidden room in Dreamer's confinement provides explanations--and a view of betrayal.  
  #darkfantasy #sciencefantasy   ****   Knavish Canto is drawing to a close! Two more chapters, all! I'll be taking a month off, then starting Broken Dulcet. The timeline should go as follows:   November 10 and 24: final chapters   Break   December 22: Start of Broken Dulcet   Just in time for the holidays, and the first chapters will not be holiday-ish in the least. Ah well.   In Broken Dulcet, the dwindling supply of aquatheerdaal finally hits its productive end. Since aquatheerdaal powers known tech, how are governments, corporations, institutions, people, going to respond? How will it affect the Dentherion Empire countries, whose puppet rulers maintained power using tech, while they denied their citizens access to it?   How far will the desperate go, to find an alternative power source? What if one exists, but is held in the hands of a crime syndicate?   There's that, and much more, going on in Broken Dulcet, and Lapis and company will be in the middle of it.   ****   Check out my thirteen Spooktober entries! These will be stills used in an intro video to Evenacht, and while the video needs more art and will take me a while to complete (not a video guru here), I'm hoping to get it finished before the end of December.  
Spooktober 2023: Evenacht
Generic article | Nov 5, 2023
  ****   I'm working on the Lapis of Nicodem art for hitting 100K views on the first book! I'll start releasing images at the end of October, and will continue through November.   ****   That wraps up this update! See you at the WA birthday stream!   Kwyn
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Want a Free Copy of my Science Fantasy Space Opera novel?

In Spite of the Inevitable is the first installment in the five-book Mordena Dawn space opera fantasy series, detailing the founding of the costly Mordena mercenaries and their rise from mere deserters to ferocious and effective defenders of the independent Freehold planets. When powerful galactic empires seek to devour innocents whole, there's no hired force better prepared to stand against them.  
The past isn't the only thing that won't stay dead.   Hiding from his violent history as a revered Void necromancer within the Sparnell Confederation, single father Shane Lawrence has finally built a quiet life. On the freehold planet of Baden he can pour his energy into the only thing that now matters: the safety and upbringing of his precocious son, Jake.   All too soon, the Confederation targets Baden for annexation, confronting Shane once more with his treasonous past. Worse, the invading force is led by none other than Shane's manipulative former mentor, Admiral Kydell.   Shane's every instinct screams to run, to hide Jake even further from Sparnell – but Baden is home. This time he could choose to make a stand and defend the entire planet, not just his son. But that means turning to the very skills he swore he'd leave behind…
  Final formatting has begun in preparation for publication Novber 17th, which means...

Advanced Review Copy Sign-Up List is now open!

  Would you like to:
  • Be among the first to read In Spite of the Inevitable?
  • Help communicate to other readers like yourself what they'll love about this book by leaving a review?
  • Receive a free copy of your very own, before publication?
  Then look no further! Check out the details here, and fill in the form if you're interested:  
ENDED - ARC Read - In Spite of the Inevitable
Generic article | Apr 30, 2024

Sign up to ARC Read the current draft of In Spite of the Inevitable, a character-driven Science Fiction Fantasy novel covering such topics as redemption, resurrection, found family, and magic as technology.

  #ARC #SFF #SpaceOpera #ScienceFantasy #Novel #PsychologicalSciFantasy #Free #Vazdimet #Inevitable
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